LANCE | 2023

Best for: families with older children or groups of friends, with multi-generational groups a close second.

Built in 2023, LANCE is a 37.95-metre San Lorenzo motor yacht based in Sydney. Her full-beam master cabin on the main deck, with fold-out window terraces that open the space directly to the sea, is the defining feature of the interior. Below, four further cabins (two king doubles and two twins that convert to doubles) sleep up to 10 guests across five ensuite cabins, all finished to the standard you expect from a San Lorenzo build.

Captain Gavin Markey brings 28 years on the water, deep knowledge of Sydney Harbour, the Whitsundays and Fiji, and a professional crew of seven including Chief Stewardess Nandi Weideman, whose background in luxury hospitality sets the tone for service onboard. The watersports programme is genuinely serious: two Seabobs, a 2023 Sea-Doo RXT-X, a Fliteboard, paddle boards, water skis, a wakeboard and a 10-metre RIB tender. That range keeps active groups busy across every anchorage, while the crew and layout ensure those who simply want to relax are equally well looked after.